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The Churches
(XVII century) CHIESA DELLO
SPIRITO SANTO
The Church of the Holy Spirit, like that of Saint Dominic's, was
constructed outside the city walls. This church at the gateway of
Sant'Agostino and is also dedicated to the visitation of the Holy
Mary.
It was built between 1637 and 1669 on designs by Filippo Berrettini.
The dome and the faced were finished in 1751. The floor plan is
of a slight Latin cross format. The facade is harmonious and elegant.
It is constructed of uneven blocks of pietra serena and divided
into two by a horizontal strip of cornice. The upper half is topped
by a belfry with on small opening and has one central square window.
From the belfry there are two angular pilaster strips which are
finished at the bottom by a case. Two other pilaster strips depart
from the cornice and run along the lower half. These details give
a pleasant upward motion and Neoclassic grace. At the interior the
contrast of the white stucco with the gray pietra serena give the
architectural lines a Renaissance look.
The high altar is the work of Fabbrucci (1687-1767), he also created
the statues of Faith and Charity. On these altar there is an image
of the Virgin Mary, while on the left side altar there is a canvas
with the Madonna, with images of purgatory and Saint Margaret by
an unknown artist, below the altar is a wooden statue by Fabbrucci.
In the altar on the right is the Madonna with Baby Jesus, Saint
Margaret and San Felie by Giuseppe Angeli the student of Piazzetta.
(XVIII century) CHIESA DI
SAN BENEDETTO
The church of Saint Benedict was constructed in an oval Baroque
shape by the Scolopi Fathers in 1722. The frescoed vaulted ceiling
painted by Florentine artist, Taddeo Mazzi (seventeenth century)
has an image of Saint Joseph Casalanzio. The altar is dominated
by a wooden statue of Christ tied to a column, an expressionist
work of the XVII century.
(XVIII century) CHIESA DI SANT'ANDREA
IN SAN FILIPPO
The Church of Saint Andrew in Saint Philip is a Baroque construction
from 1720. It was built by the Cortonese architect Iannelli. By
choice of the Philippian Fathers, to whom the church was entrusted,
the building took the name of the old church of Saint Andrew, which
was located in Piazza Signorelli and was demolished in the same
century with the addition of Saint Philip's. The Madonna is portrayed
in a canvas by Piazzetta (1745) on the left side altar and on the
right side altar is a canvas by the Cortonese artist Domenico Venuti
which represents San Filippo Neri and the Madonna. The main altar
is the work of the Cortonese artist Francesco Fabbrucci.
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